Pennsylvania is a breeding ground for some of the most anti-democratic MAGA Republicans in this country. These Pennsylvania GOP legislative candidates worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election, spread election conspiracies, and laid the groundwork to threaten future elections. The Republican candidate for governor is an insurrectionist who got his start in the state legislature – and this party of election denial is vying for more control in the statehouse to threaten future elections.
WORST OF THE WORST
Tim Hennessey:
Running for HD-26
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
William Torbeck:
Running for HD-112
- Downplayed President Trump’s connections to the January 6th riot, suggested Democrats were behind the attack, calling it a “Reichstag Moment,” and implied it was “a carefully staged production”
- Claimed the Constitution has been nullified
- When asked if he supported the attack on the Capitol, responded, “I support my Constitution!”
- Shared election conspiracy theories online suggesting the election was stolen
Rosemary Brown:
Running for SD-40
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Tracy Pennycuick: Running for SD-24
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
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Michael Armanini, HD-75
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Ryan Aument, SD-36
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Camera Bartolotta, SD-46
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Kerry Benninghoff, HD-171
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Aaron Bernstine, HD-8
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Timothy Bonner, HD-17
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Stephanie Borowicz, HD-76
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Michele Brooks, SD-50
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution by insurrectionist Doug Mastriano disputing the 2020 election results and giving the Pennsylvania General Assembly the power to designate alternate electors
Martin Causer, HD-67
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Bud Cook, HD-50
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Lynda Culver, HD-108
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Bryan Cutler, HD-100
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Oversaw an audit of the 2020 presidential election as House speaker, claiming there was a “cloud” over its legitimacy
Eric Davanzo, HD-58
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Russ Diamond, HD-102
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Engaged with election conspiracy theories on social media
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Sponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
George Dunbar, HD-56
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Torren Ecker, HD-193
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Joseph Emrick, HD-137
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Mindy Fee, HD-37
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Ann Flood, HD-138
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Jonathan Fritz, HD-111
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Valerie Gaydos, HD-44
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Mark Gillen, HD-128
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Barbara Gleim, HD-199
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
James Gregory, HD-80
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Keith Greiner, HD-43
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Seth Grove, HD-196
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Declined to move forward resolutions to condemn the January 6th Insurrection and to honor the US Capitol Police Officer killed in the attacks as chair of the State Government committee
Joseph Hamm, HD-84
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Doyle Heffley, HD-122
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Rich Irvin, HD-81
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Lee James, HD-64
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Mike Jones, HD-93
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Barry Jozwiak, HD-05
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Joshua Kail, HD-15
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Aaron Kaufer, HD-120
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Rob Kauffman, HD-89
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Dawn Keefer, HD-92
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Engaged with election conspiracy theories on social media and questioned the certification of the election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Joseph Kerwin, HD-125
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Kate Klunk, HD-169
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Milou Mackenzie, HD-131
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Ryan Mackenzie, HD-187
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Zachary Mako, HD-183
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
David Maloney, HD-130
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Steven Mentzer, HD-97
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Carl Walker Metzgar, HD-69
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Brett Miller, HD-41
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Dan Moul, HD-91
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Marci Mustello, HD-11
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Eric Nelson, HD-57
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Donna Oberlander, HD-63
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Clint Owlett, HD-68
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Kristin Phillips-Hill, SD-28
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution by insurrectionist Doug Mastriano disputing the 2020 election results and giving the Pennsylvania General Assembly the power to designate alternate electors
Tina Pickett, HD-110
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Jack Rader, HD-176
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Kathy Rapp, HD-65
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
James Rigby, HD-71
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Brad Roae, HD-6
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Greg Rothman, SD-34
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
David Rowe, HD-85
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Paul Schemel, HD-90
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Lou Schmitt, HD-79
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Brian Smith, HD-66
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
Craig Staats, HD-145
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Perry Stambaugh, HD-86
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Pat Stefano, SD-32
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Jesse Topper, HD-78
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
Judy Ward, SD-30
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution by insurrectionist Doug Mastriano disputing the 2020 election results and giving the Pennsylvania General Assembly the power to designate alternate electors
Ryan Warner, HD-52
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
Parke Wentling, HD-7
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
Martina White, HD-170
- Signed a December 2020 letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s electoral votes on January 6th
David Zimmerman, HD-99
- Signed on to a legal motion to advance the State of Texas’s case against Pennsylvania to stop the certification of the 2020 election
- Signed a January 5th open letter calling on Mike Pence to delay certifying the election
- Cosponsored a resolution disputing the 2020 election results and calling on the Governor to vacate the certification of presidential electors in a blatant attempt to overturn the presidential election
- Disclosed at a rally for insurrectionist gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano that he has been subpoenaed by the FBI on a matter he reportedly indicated was related to the election